英语释义

1. candid, frank

2. expressing opinions, ideas, beliefs, etc., in a simple and honest way

片语

transparent透明的；显然的；坦率的；易懂的

honest诚实的，实在的；可靠的；坦率的

outspoken坦率的，直言不讳的

open开始；展现

英汉例句

• third, mr sarkozy「s hallmark is to introduce reforms with well-communicated and plain-spoken appeals to common sense.

  第三，萨尔科齐先生的特点是通过对于常识来讲很好交流的以及清楚表达的吸引力来引进改革。

• charlie」s vocabulary is a little bit less formal and erudite than bella「s. he」s a more plain-spoken person.

  查理的词汇表比起贝拉的缺少一点正式和内涵。他是一个随性坦率的人。

• the question now is whether mr. kan, a plain-spoken former civic activist, can further defy precedent by lasting more than a year in office.

  目前的问题是，菅直人先生，这位直来直去的前民间活动家，是否能打破惯例，在首相的位置上待上一年。

• henry was a blunt, plain-spoken man with little tact, which often worked to his disadvantage at court.

  亨利是一个小技巧，往往工作在法院对他不利的直言不讳，直言的人。

• acting decisively in firing his two erstwhile colleagues typifies the management style of mr liveris, an australian every bit as plain-spoken as the blokes back home in darwin.

  果断地采取行动裁撤两位老同事体现了利伟诚的管理风格。 这位澳大利亚人完全和家乡达尔文人一样说话耿直坦率。

• these folks might well prefer a plain-spoken war hero like mr mccain to the articulate and arugula-munching mr obama.

  与口若悬河，整日咀嚼芝麻菜的奥巴马相比，这些人很可能更钟情像麦凯恩这样说话直截了当的战斗英雄。

• today, the world privacy forum has released a plain-spoken online guide that can help people regain some control and a measure of privacy over their health records.

  现在，世界隐私论坛发布了在线指南，可以帮助人们在各个领域找回他们的私人病历，并可以销毁。

• his essays from this period are a plain-spoken pleasure, despite their contradictions.

  他的杂文前后存在着矛盾的说法，却坦率表达了意愿。

• but sebold catches herself in the nick of time, and the book ends on the same appealingly plain-spoken note that it opens with: 「'i wish you all a long and happy life, 」' susie says.

  但是赛博尔德在紧要关头收紧了自己的笔锋，全书最后依然以如同一开始那样的引人入胜的平淡笔记风格结尾：「我祝你们健康长寿，幸福安康」，苏茜说道。

• to his fans, mr thompson was the real thing: pro-life, anti-tax, plain-spoken and unlikely ever to change his mind about anything.

  对他的支持者来说，汤普森先生是正确的人选：反堕胎，反对增税，谈吐平和，从不改变他对任何事物的看法。

• i am a very matter-of-fact, plain-spoken being, and may blunder on the borders of a repartee for half an hour together without striking it out.

  我是个一是一二是二、实话实说的人，想做个巧妙的回答，但却搜肠刮肚半个小时也搜刮不出来。

相似词

straightforwardad 直截了当地；坦率地

aboveboard光明正大的；直率的

相反词

uncandid不坦率的

unforthcoming不愿响应的